Assessing transactions of distributed knowledge resources in modern construction projects – A transactive memory approach

Vishal Singh; Saeed Mirzaeifar

doi:10.1016/j.autcon.2020.103386

Assessing transactions of distributed knowledge resources in modern construction projects – A transactive memory approach

Vishal Singh^*
, Saeed Mirzaeifar

^*Corresponding author for this work

Indian Institute of Science Bangalore

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Abstract

A framework to assess the transactions of distributed Content Knowledge Resources (CKRs) in construction projects is presented, based on the concept of Transactive Memory Systems (TMS), which deals with encoding, storage, retrieval and update of knowledge across distributed sources. CKRs include all kinds of data, information and knowledge available to the project organization distributed across its people, software, information systems, smart-equipment, and paper-based systems. This approach recognizes that Knowledge Management (KM) requires coordination, sharing and transactions of distributed CKRs through which either existing knowledge can be applied or new knowledge can be created. To develop the framework, key TMS factor-groups relevant to the transactions of CKRs across distributed sources are identified and mapped against the different types of transactional links in construction projects. The paper argues the suitability of the TMS approach in advancing KM practices in modern construction projects. A preliminary case study is presented to validate the framework.

Original language	English
Article number	103386
Number of pages	21
Journal	Automation in Construction
Volume	120
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2020.103386
Publication status	Published - Dec 2020
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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The authors would like to thank all the workshop participants and peers who contributed to the initial theoretical discussions, the case company and their staff who supported and participated in the field study, and the anonymous reviewers of the manuscript for their constructive feedback and pointers. All data generated or analyzed during the study are included in the published paper.

Keywords

Assessment framework
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Internet of Things (IOT)
Knowledge management
Transactive Memory Systems

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